Although there is an official MV for 'Distortion', the ninth song in the KL setlist, I've chosen to feature footage from another fancam on site. Again, I hope they don't mind.
What we see is a view from the audience's perspective of what it's like being in the crowd at a BABYMETAL concert. This song, in particular, seems to invite the audience to join in with simple repetitive English phrases, and a catchy 'Wo-o-o-o-o-o-oh!', while we respectfully leave the Japanese words to SU.
It doesn't matter how badly we mangle our parts in the song, we're all creating this shared experience together, and it's part of the fun. It's especially awesome that these performers encourage the crowd to sing along, yet they still deliver a bangin' show without getting distracted or thrown off by our awful accompaniment.
It's this feeling like they treat us collectively as the fourth member of the band that makes their 'live' performances so special. It's possibly the reason that despite my miscreant tendencies, I had to buy a ticket to the show without hesitation. I wasn't going to be there just to coldly audit the show, I was going to be a part of it.
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